If Tom Brady Invites You to His House, You're Getting a Pair of Uggs

In fact, "do nothing" is the tagline of his new ad campaign with Ugg, the shoe company whose men's line he's been the face of for the past six years. During a one-day trip to New York City yesterday, Brady talked to T&C about how he connected with the brand.

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"I was living in L.A. six years ago, and I was approached by Ugg to be the face of the men's brand," he says. "I started wearing Ugg when I was like 13 or 14, in high school, and my mom got me a pair for Christmas one year. I've loved them ever since, so I was like, 'Yeah, this is perfect!'"

I asked the quarterback about how he sells people on shoes that have gotten some flak for not being the most stylish footwear.

"I think it's the exact opposite of that," he insisted. "I think style is being so comfortable and confident in what you're wearing. That's what style is, cause everybody's got different style. There's nothing more comfortable or leisurely than having a pair of Ugg slippers on in the house."

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At Brady's house, in Brookline, Massachusetts, he has a bench underneath which he keeps "every size" of Ugg imaginable. And "everyone who comes in the house gets to put a pair on and some people get to take them and walk out the door," Brady says, "so I think that's one of the things that people love about coming over to our house!" (His wife, Gisele Bündchen, might be part of the appeal too.)

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His Patriots teammates and coaches don't need to take Uggs from his house, though, since he gives them each a few pairs of their own every year at Christmas.

"That's one of the best parts of the year because the next day the whole team will walk in and there's like 50 guys wearing them," he says. "I always joke with my teammates, "Do you know how many sheep they had to sheer to make that size 17 Ugg for some of your offensive lineman?'" There are so many big sizes I'm sure when that order comes in it's like, '"Who are these for?'"

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He insists that the players love the shoes as much as he does, and some of them even wear them to practices "for walkthroughs and stuff."

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"They're so comfortable and once you put them on for the first time you're never going to buy another pair of slippers," Brady says.

The athlete describes himself as "a pretty casual dresser" and lists his five style essentials as "a pair of jeans, a t shirt, hat, pair of sunglasses, and then some music to listen to." That music would depend on his mood, he says, but includes "everything from when I'm working out to when I'm trying to relax a little bit: U2, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Pearl Jam."

As for Gisele, she wears Uggs around the house, as do their children. "It's just such a functional product. It's comfortable, it's stylish," he says, driving home the point that he disagrees with my questioning the shoes' style bona fides. "They've got so many different ranges and varieties of shoes and boots now, you can wear them all day long if you wanted to."

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